Call of Duty Black Ops 4 - Gamers Guide

 Call of Duty Black Ops 4

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (stylized as Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII) is a 2018 multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 12, 2018. It is a sequel to the 2015 game Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the fifth entry in the Black Ops sub-series, and the 15th installment in the Call of Duty series overall.

Black Ops 4 is the first Call of Duty title without a traditional single-player campaign mode. Instead, it features the Solo Missions mode, which focuses on the backstories of the game's multiplayer characters, known as "Specialists". The missions take place between Black Ops II and III chronologically. Some of the Specialists also carried over from Black Ops III. The multiplayer mode is the first in the series to not feature automatic health regeneration and introduces both predictive recoil and a new ballistics system. The game included three Zombies maps on release day, four of a special edition of the game, or the Black Ops Pass, was purchased. The locations of the maps include the RMS Titanic, a Gladiatorial Arena in Roman Egypt, and Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The game also introduced a battle royale mode called Blackout, which features up to 100 players in each match. Many characters from this and other Black Ops titles can be used as the player's character model in this mode.

Development for the game started shortly after the release of Black Ops III. Treyarch chose not to create a campaign mode for the game at the beginning of development, instead of putting all of their focus on the multiplayer aspect. They cited an increased interest in multiplayer and lack of time spent by the player based on the campaign mode as reasons why they shifted their focus. Black Ops 4 utilizes Blizzard's Battle.net platform for the Windows version instead of Steam, the first game in the series to do so. Teasing of the game began in March 2018, with a full reveal taking place later in May. Two betas were held for the game; one for the multiplayer in August and one for Blackout in September. The release date was moved up to October instead of the series' usual November in an attempt to avoid coinciding with the release of other high-profile games.

Pre-release reception of the game was negative due to the game's lack of a campaign mode and the Black Ops Pass, a season pass that distributes downloadable content (DLC) in the form of "Operations". Black Ops 4 received positive reviews upon release, with praise towards its three modes, particularly Blackout, while it received criticism for the game's lack of a campaign mode and the design of its microtransactions implemented in updates. Despite physical retail sales for the game being the lowest in the series in a decade, it was the best-selling digital launch in Activision's history, surpassing 2017's Call of Duty: WWII.

 

Developer           Treyarch

Publisher             Activision

Director                Jason Blundell

Writer                  Dave Anthony

Composer           Jack Wall

Series                    Call of Duty

Engine                  IW

Platform              Microsoft Windows/PlayStation 4/Xbox One

Release                October 12, 2018

Genre                   First-person shooter, battle royale

Mode                    Single-player, multiplayer




 

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 System Requirements

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Minimum System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit or later

• CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k or AMD equivalent

• RAM: 8GB RAM

• HDD: 25GB HD space

• Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB / GTX 1050 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850

• DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent

• Network: Broadband Internet connection

• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

 

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Recommended System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit

• CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k or AMD equivalent

• RAM: 12GB RAM

• HDD: 25GB HD space

• Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580

• DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent

• Network: Broadband Internet connection

• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

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